Norman Hooper
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Welsh) |
| Born | 2 September 1935 Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales |
| Died | 29 September 2025 (aged 90) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Cycling |
Event | Road |
| Club | Port Talbot Wheelers Earlswood RC, Birmingham |
Norman Allan Hooper (2 September 1935 – 29 September 2025) was a Welsh racing cyclist, who represented Wales at the British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography
Hooper, born in Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales on 2 September 1935,[1][2][3] rode for the Port Talbot Wheelers[4] before joining the Earlswood Road Club in Birmingham. He had moved from Wales to live in Halesowen[5] but had Welsh parents.[6]
He rode for Wales in the Isle of Man Manx international[7] and represented the 1958 Welsh Team[8][9] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales,[10] participating in one cycling program event;[11] the road race.[12][13]
Hooper died in Winterley, Cheshire, England on 29 September 2025, at the age of 90.[14]
References
- ^ "Norman Allan Hooper". Companies House. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ^ "Norman A. Hooper". FreeBMD. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ^ "Fitting". Porthcawl Guardian. 18 July 1958. p. 5. Retrieved 5 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Acme take honours". Western Mail. 2 June 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 5 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Brothers win cycling events". Western Mail. 7 April 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 5 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Cyclists get their reward". Western Mail. 26 June 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 5 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Welsh cyclists not disgraced". Western Mail. 20 June 1958. p. 14. Retrieved 5 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Welsh Pick Whitehead For Double". Leicester Daily Mercury. 25 June 1958. p. 16. Retrieved 6 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Team". Evening News (London). 25 June 1958. p. 12. Retrieved 6 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Short list for Empire Games". Belfast News-Letter. 3 February 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 2 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scotland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ^ "Ray Booty wins road race for Britain". Nottingham Evening News. 26 July 1958. p. 1. Retrieved 6 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Cycling Road Road Race - Men Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ^ "Norman Allan Hooper". GRO Index. Retrieved 13 December 2025.